ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49720
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 November 1944 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire F Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 303 (Warsaw-Kosciusco) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MH910 |
| MSN: | RF-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | along the Veldweg road, Westzaan, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 14:00 hrs for an armed recce operation over the Netherlands.
The aircraft was hit by an Fw 190 fighter and crashed.
The Polish pilot, Sgt. J. Wierchowicz, did not survive and rests at the Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery; grave L19 A 2.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4609&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 18:16 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Oct-2019 17:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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